The Central Bucks West Bucks will face off against the New Hope-Solebury Lions at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Central Bucks West and Central Bucks East faced off in a cross-town battle on Friday. Central Bucks West was dealt a 67-31 defeat at the hands of Central Bucks East. The Bucks have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, New Hope-Solebury was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 51-47 to Cheltenham. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Panthers are ranked 39th).
Central Bucks West's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for New Hope-Solebury, they dropped their record down to 9-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Central Bucks West took their win against New Hope-Solebury in their previous meeting back in February of 2021 by a conclusive 51-31. Will Central Bucks West repeat their success, or does New Hope-Solebury have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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